In a recent Wall Street Journal article entitled, The Midwestern Exodus Is Finally Ending, Jeanne Whalen and Paul Overberg report that the Rust Belt might be finally having a moment. It may be too early to call a Midwest Renaissance, but for the first time in years, the numbers are pointing in an upbeat directionContinue reading “It’s time to come home.”
Category Archives: Career Nirvana
Building a stronger community, one small business at a time
Given the opportunity, what would you build in your community? As the hellscape that is the tech industry continues to implode, more and more tech workers just like us find ourselves wondering what we’re going to do next. Both what we will do to continue to feed our need for creativity, autonomy, mastery, and purpose,Continue reading “Building a stronger community, one small business at a time”
“I tend to cry in the shower”
In a recent article in the San Francisco Standard, an anonymous Facebook employee shared the horror that is tech work right now. And the horizon doesn’t really look a whole lot brighter. How are you holding up to the constant pressure to do more, the non-stop change in focus, the angry and unfeeling comments fromContinue reading ““I tend to cry in the shower””
Living your best life … as a septic truck operator?
I was talking to a friend the other day who recently switched jobs. He’s happier and less stressed in his new gig, but he’s also a bit wistful. You see, he decided to stayed in the tech industry. He switched to a smaller, more flexible organization so he has more autonomy and less corporate BS,Continue reading “Living your best life … as a septic truck operator?”
Tired of the Corporate BS in the Tech Industry? Refactor Your Job.
I’m trying something new with my Career Nirvana program in the coming months and I’d love to have you join me for the experiment. If you’re a tech worker who’s been laid off, is struggling to find your next corporate home, or you’re still working but you’re just exhausted by the constant corporate noise andContinue reading “Tired of the Corporate BS in the Tech Industry? Refactor Your Job.”
Career Nirvana (& Life After Tech): Suggested Reading
Last week I recorded a podcast for ClueCon in which I discuss how to reinvent yourself in a new, more rewarding career. It goes live on the FreeSwitch YouTube channel on March 18th, but in the meantime, here is a bit of sneak peek. It’s a list of books and other resources you might findContinue reading “Career Nirvana (& Life After Tech): Suggested Reading”
Theme Song Thursdays: You Got Your Spell on me Baby (Black Magic Woman)
For generations now we’ve been teaching our youngsters that the key to success, the holy grail of the modern world, was to, above all else, get a good job with a big company. It’s become such an important story for recent generations that the state of Ohio has written it into the high school curriculum.Continue reading “Theme Song Thursdays: You Got Your Spell on me Baby (Black Magic Woman)”
Profit and Purpose – Kim’s Startup Story
“I really had no intention of doing this,” Kim Gokce tells me shortly after we log on to a virtual meeting together. He is in his home office in the Atlanta area. I am in mine in Ohio. I had noticed a recent post of his on LinkedIn celebrating his new line of employment andContinue reading “Profit and Purpose – Kim’s Startup Story”
Chasing her calling – K’s story
A “calling” is your soul telling you to do something, and I definitely feel called to this work.” – K, Career Changer Here’s another story of a person who decided to throw caution to the wind, leave their corporate job and do something entirely different. Something that fed their soul, filled them with satisfaction, andContinue reading “Chasing her calling – K’s story”
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